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MakeCode works best with beginner-friendly boards and MakeCode Arcade handhelds. Here are the most relevant options from the catalog:
Great starter boards for Microsoft MakeCode
- Circuit Playground Express [Developer Edition] ($54.80) — all-in-one board with built-in LEDs, sensors, and speaker, and is explicitly designed to work with Microsoft MakeCode (blocks/JavaScript).
- Circuit Playground Express Developer Edition - Base Kit ($60.20) — a bundled kit version for getting started faster.
- Circuit Playground Snow Globe Kit ($80.30) — a fun MakeCode-friendly project kit built around Circuit Playground Express.
MakeCode Arcade handhelds (code games, then play on-device)
- Kitronik ARCADE for MakeCode Arcade ($84.65) — dedicated handheld for MakeCode Arcade (great classroom/home device).
- Kitronik ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade ($81.35) — similar idea with a larger 2.4\" screen.
- Adafruit PyGamer for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino ($90.35) — powerful handheld dev board for MakeCode Arcade plus CircuitPython/Arduino.
- Adafruit PyBadge for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino ($70.25) — PyGamer-like experience in a slim badge form factor.
- Adafruit PyBadge LC - MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino - Low Cost Version ($63.90) — lower-cost PyBadge option for Arcade.
- Adafruit PyBadge Low Cost Starter Kit ($69.40) — bundled starter kit around PyBadge LC.
- Adafruit PyBadge Starter Kit ($85.30) — bundled starter kit around the full PyBadge.
MakeCode Arcade with micro:bit (uses a micro:bit V2 as the brain)
- ELECFREAKS Microsoft MakeCode micro bit Arcade Pro ($50.45) — turns a micro:bit V2 into a handheld with a 240×320 TFT.
- Kitronik ARCADE for micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade ($53.75) — micro:bit-powered Arcade gamepad option.
- ELECFREAKS micro:bit Retro Programming Arcade ($41.15) — micro:bit expansion board with a 160×128 TFT and controls.
Helpful extra (for Arcade multiplayer)
- MakeCode Sync Cable - micro B USB to micro B USB - 1 meter long ($6.65) — Micro-B to Micro-B USB cable for MakeCode Arcade sync/multiplayer setups.
Micro:bit robotics (MakeCode-friendly platform)
- DFRobot Maqueen Lite ROB0148 micro:bit Robot Platform ($78.65) — a micro:bit-based robot platform commonly used with block coding (including MakeCode in many curricula).
Which MakeCode are you shopping for?
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micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (18650) with HUSKYLENS and micro:bit V2
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This AI vision educational robot kit combines a Maqueen Plus V2 robot car, Gravity HUSKYLENS AI vision sensor and micro:bit V2 board into one classroom-ready robotics platform. It is designed for STEM learning, coding practice, autonomous navigation experiments and entry-level robotics competitio...
micro:Maqueen Lite with Skin - micro:bit Educational Robot Platform
This compact STEAM education robot is built around the Maqueen 4.2 core and is designed for children aged 8 and up. It arrives pre-assembled, with the motors, wheels, support wheel, housing and battery holder already installed.Choose yours above:BlueBlue housing option for the same pre-assembled ...
micro:Maqueen Lite with micro:bit V2, Enclosure, Cable and Track Map
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This STEAM education kit combines the micro:Maqueen Lite robot platform with a micro:bit V2, USB cable, micro:bit enclosure and track map, giving students a ready-to-build starting point for robotics and programming activities. Batteries are not included.Maqueen is designed as an easy-to-use micr...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (18650) with Mechanic, micro:bit V2 and Gamepad
This DFRobot bundle brings together the Maqueen Plus V2 18650 vehicle body with the micro:Maqueen Mechanic set, micro:bit V2 boards and a micro: Gamepad for a more complete classroom or maker robotics setup.Maqueen Plus V2 is a STEAM educational robot built for primary and secondary students, aft...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (Ni-MH) with Mechanic, micro:bit V2 and Gamepad
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This STEAM robotics bundle combines the Maqueen Plus V2 robot platform with a micro:bit V2, wireless gamepad and the micro:Maqueen Mechanic kit for building forklift, push, beetle and loader-style mechanisms.The Maqueen Plus V2 is designed for classroom learning, after-school projects and robot c...
micro:Maqueen Lite with micro:bit V2, Skin, Mechanic, Cable, Gamepad and Track Map
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This classroom-friendly kit bundles DFRobot’s Maqueen Lite robot platform with a micro:bit V2 and a stack of accessories for hands-on STEAM learning. It is designed for students aged 8+ to explore graphical programming, robotics, sensors and logical thinking through a small, easy-to-use robot.The...
